Gov. Scott Walker's budget would bring an end to the “Wisconsin Idea,” the public service mission of the university that has existed for more than a century, and would replace it with a mission that would solely focus on meeting the state's workforce needs.

According to a new report, laws that are supposed to protect children from abuse and neglect are often not being properly enforced. One of the report's authors talks about the federal government's fault in this, and what can be done in an attempt to fix the problem.

Like other Midwest states, Wisconsin has felt the impact of so-called “ brain drain ” — graduates leaving for jobs and opportunities elsewhere in the country. Some La Crosse area employers are working to tackle the issue in their part of the state. Accountants and people working in IT are...

In a statewide address last night, Governor Walker unveiled his two-year budget plan, which contains sweeping cuts and significant changes to state agencies. A reporter breaks down the contents of the proposed budget.

Law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin are backing a bill that would streamline the process for returning guns to people after police have seized them as part of a criminal investigation. But district attorneys have raised concerns about the proposal.

Gov. Scott Walker introduced a state budget on Tuesday night that would lift the enrollment cap on private school vouchers and cut $300 million from the University of Wisconsin — though his speech before the state Legislature made no mention of many other controversial items that he's proposing.